Evangelical Thomists?

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First off, hello to everyone. I have always had a great love for philosophy, particularly St Thomas Aquinas. Recently I was engaged in a rather lively discussion with a protestant Pastor (non-denominational). He referred me to read Norman Geisler, ironically an evangelical Thomist. I haven’t read anything by him yet, but I’m curious as to what he means by evangelical ‘Thomist.’ Does he skip sections on the Sacraments? It is most interesting, and I’m wondering if anyone is familiar with his work. 🤷

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Marco
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A quick Google shows that he is a moderate Calvinist, involved in debating and graduated from Loyola College, so perhaps he was Catholic at some point, or may have simply attended the school. He seems to be anti-Catholic to an extent, having written a book critical of the Church called ‘Is Rome the True Church’.
 
Geisler is one of the most well known living evangelical philosophers. He was engaged in numerous debates with well known atheists and agnostics with much success. Geisler is a Thomist and has even written a book some years back defending Thomistic thought. Geiser also co-wrote a book back in 1995 titled “Evangelical and Catholics: Agreements and Differences” which had endorsements from several Catholics including Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. Geisler’s website is www.normgeisler.com

While Geisler calls himself a “moderate Calvinist”, when in all reality, he is really an arminian who believes in eternal security. Geisler believes that Christ died to save every human being that ever lived and that fallen man still has the capacity to respond to Christ with saving faith. So in that sense he is not really a Calvinist.
 
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